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BUCKLE. I APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1908.

Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

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HENRY D. SARGENT, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSI'GN'OR. TO SPENCERWIRE COMPANY, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHU-SETTS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. March as, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY D. SARGENT, of Worcester, in the county ofWorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Buckles; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same.

This'invention relates to buttons, buckles and clasps and particularlyto a buckle designed for use on suspenders.

An object of this invention is to provide a buckle having integral meansfor attaching the buckle to buttons of trousers or the like, thusdispensing with the tab ends now usually employed in this class ofgarment supports.

A further object of this invention is to provide a buckle and attachingdevice provided with resilient sections in order that a certain yieldingaction will result when there is undue strain on the buckle, saidresilient portion being interposed between the points of attachment ofsaid buckle to the garment.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a buckle of thecharacter noted comprising two parts one of which is pivotally connectedto the other. One of the said parts is preferably formed of a length ofwire, and the other stamped from a plate although I do not wish to belimited in this respect as it is possible to form both sections of wire.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe details of construction and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully setforth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts in the several views, in which-Figure 1, illustrates a buckle embodying the invention applied to asection of a webbing; Fig. 2, illustrates a slightly modifiedconstruction; and Fig. 3, illustrates the form shown in Fig. 2, appliedto a section of a garment.

In these drawings A, denotes a fragment of a garment preferably thewaist band thereon having buttons B, applied thereto and it is to beunderstood that the form of buckle shown in Fig. 1, may be utilized inconnection with such a band and buttons as shown in Fig. 3.

The suspender webbing C, is penetrated by the prongs D, formed on thetongues E, which tongues are continuations of the bowed sides F, of thebody of the buckle, and the lower portion of said body has integralbutton-hole loops G, G, to be used as illustrated in Fig. 3.

A resilient section H, is interposed between the loops and side F, bydoubling the wire on itself as fully shown in Fig. 1, and by reason ofthe construction of this portion of the buckle, the webbing C, may benonelastic and the resilient portion H, may be depended upon to yieldsufficiently when the buckles and suspenders are in use. It is mypurpose to have the prongs D, reduced to very fine penetrating points inorder that they will enter the webbing without injuring the fabric. Thehow I, may be of any ordinary construction and is pivotally connected tothe body of the buckle at the junction of the sides and tongues as shownat K.

I11 the modification shown in Fig. 2, the webbing C, loops G, sides F,tongues E, prongs D, and the bow I, are practically the same as thecorresponding parts referred to in describing the construction of Fig.1, the only difference being that the overlying portions of theresilient section H, instead of contacting are slightly separated. Thisform may, under certain conditions be preferred owing to the fact thatthe curves are not so abrupt as they are in the device shown in Fig. 1,and the durability of a buckle constructed on these lines would probablybe greater than a buckle constructed on the lines shown in Fig. 1.

While I have stated that the resilient sections H, may be used with anon-elastic webbing, these inwardly extending portions have a stillfurther object and in fact it might be termed the primary object ofacting as guards to prevent disengagement from the loops G, and G. Withthis invention o In a buckle, a body having suitably the lower sectionof the wire of each ini tions above eacll loop resiliently supportingWardly extending portion overlies a loop said loops said inwardlyextended portions 10 and acts as a guard therefor as indicated. formingconstricted openings with the bot- I clai1n tom of the body portion.

HENRY D. SAlfl-JENT. pronged tongues, a bow pivoted to the body,Witnesses: loops formed at the bottom of the body and O. A. TAFT,intermediate inwardly extended bowed porll. W. RUGG.

